Grand West stories
A comic book series in the "Albo d'Oro" format reprinting various material, primarily sourced from the Collana Jolly series (Astro, 1959)—such as Gordon Short, Bill West (using Lone Ranger artwork), and selected episodes from Albi del Condor (Cecchini, 1955, all by Annibale Casabianca), Scotty Rider by N. Benedettuci, Calam, la Pantera del West by Franco Donatelli, Roger Falco by Guida, and Jimmy Turbine by Bongrani—as well as Silver by Gino Cossio (Ardea, 1959) and Buffaletto Bill by Giovanni Benvenuti from the Collana Arizona series (Artistampa, 1963). Issue #8 is listed in records but has not been located.
Grand West Stories was issued in 1962 with issue #1 being
released in January of that year and ending with issue #7 in July. It was
published in Milan, Italy by ARA. Each issue contained 128 black & white
pages with color covers.
Titles
01 (00.00.62) - "Agguato alla diligenza" (The
Stagecoach Ambush)
02 (00.00.62) - “La vendetta del viso pallido” (The
Paleface’s Revenge)
03 (00.00.62) - "Furore al Messico" (The Mexican
Way)
04 (00.00.62) - “Il seme dell’odio” (The Seed of Hatred)
05 (00.00.62) - “Wanted 50.000 $” (Wanted, $50,000)
06 (00.00.62) - “Evasione!” (Escape!)
07 (00.00.62) - "La carovana" (The Caravan)
That's a really interesting piece of comic book history — the Grand West Stories series from ARA in 1962 definitely feels like a hidden gem for Western comics fans, especially with that mix of artists like Casabianca and Donatelli. The variety of reprints from Collana Jolly and Albi del Condor makes it a great snapshot of Italian Western comics from that era. If you're curious about more details on specific issues or want to see cover scans, superbet casino has some additional info and collector discussions worth checking out. Definitely a series worth keeping an eye out for.
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